This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1944.
For an overview of world literature see 1944 in literature.
See also: 1943 in Australian literature, 1944 in Australia, 1945 in Australian literature.
The Ern Malley literary hoax is conceived when Angry Penguins editor Max Harris publishes the poems of the fictitious poet Ern Malley in the Autumn 1944 edition of his magazine. The poems had been concocted in 1943 by Australian writers James McAuley and Harold Stewart.Bernard Cronin – The Shadows MysteryZora Cross – This Hectic AgeZane Grey – Wilderness Trek: A Novel of AustraliaNevil Shute – PastoralChristina Stead – For Love AloneAlan Marshall – "Trees Can Speak"Katharine Susannah Prichard – Potch and ColourRosemary Dobson – In a Convex Mirror: PoemsGeoffrey Dutton – Night Flight and SunriseE. M. England – Queensland Days : PoemsR. D. Fitzgerald – "The Face of the Waters"Will Lawson – Bill the Whaler and Other VerseJames McAuley – "The Blue Horses"Ern Malley – The Darkening EclipticIan Mudie – Poets at War: An Anthology of Verse by Australian ServicemenKenneth Slessor"Beach Burial"One Hundred Poems: 1919-1939Judith Wright"Bora Ring""Brother and Sisters""Bullocky"James Devaney – Shaw NeilsonMiles Franklin & Kate Baker – Joseph Furphy: The Legend of a Man and His BookAlan Marshall – These are My PeopleA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1944 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
3 January – Blanche d'Alpuget, novelist and biographer20 January – Caroline Caddy, poet17 February – Robert Dessaix, novelist and journalist22 April – Damien Broderick, novelist and journalist15 May – David Foster, novelist22 May – John Flanagan, novelist23 July – Alex Buzo, playwright (died 2006)16 August – Roberta Sykes, author and poet (died 2010)29 December – Gerard Windsor, novelistUnknown date
Andrew Burke, poetBruce Elder, journalistRoss Fitzgerald, novelist and historianMorag Fraser, journalist and criticTim Thorne, poetA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1944 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
13 April – Ambrose Pratt, novelist (born 1874)5 June – Capel Boake, novelist (born 1889) 